5S Deployment:

A Japanese approach to Workplace Organisation - a LEAN Tool

The purpose of this course is to enhance awareness of the principles behind the 5S’s and identify the impact that the 5S’s can have on improving efficiencies and promoting safe working environments.

In addition, the 5S’s can be used in laying the groundwork for ISO 9001:2008 certification and other quality initiatives.

Successfully deploying the 5S’s will improve organizational efficiencies and enhance overall performance.

Aims & Objectives

The programme is intended for all managers, supervisors and other staff  who wish to develop and implement a 5S Programme.

Programme

We will concentrate on outlining a disciplined methodology for implementing the 5S’s in an organization and on providing a sample baseline assessment tool that can be used as you deploy the 5S’s in your organization.   These 5Ss are...

•     Sorting (items in a work area). Sorting involves four primary activities

  •      Determining the frequency of usage for every item in the workplace.

  •        Marking the items that are not used.

  •      Disposing of the non-essential items. This may include recycling, donation, or auction.

  • Eliminating sources of clutter and unwanted items.

•       Simplifying (access to needed items). Simplifying access involved arranging items in the work area and establishing guidelines. In the sorting step, items are classified by frequency of usage. In the simplifying step, items are placed by frequency of usage.

•      Sweeping (visually and physically). This includes three primary activities:

  •       Visually and physically sweeping the work area to ensure that everything is in its proper location. A visual sweep of the area should instantly tell you what is missing or misplaced and what action needs to be taken.

  •      Visually and physically sweeping to identify and correct repeated violations.

  •      Visually and physically sweeping to identify and correct repeated housekeeping problems. Tools out of place, manuals out of sequence, inventory in incorrect area.

•    Standardizing (information about, and location of, needed items). Standardization makes information about locations more recognizable. If all labels on a shelf are formatted the same way, it is easier to visually sweep through the labels. If procedures for retrieving and returning items and information are uniform, it is easier for everyone in the work group to locate them quickly.

•      Self-discipline (needed to sustain the 5S process). Discipline is the routine practice of all the steps that precede it.  Self-discipline is having all associates doing their part to carry out the 5S actions they have agreed upon.

The de Grandison Approach

Training with us is different!  We use action learning and emphasise interaction in the group through a highly trained facilitator.  Practical exercises are used throughout. 

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